Stilt



W. S. HASSKARL.

STILT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-25,1919- 1,348,110. I Patented July 27,1920;

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UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM s. HASSKARL, or PHILADELPHIA, PEN'NSYLVANIA.

STILT.

Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania,

have invented new and useful Improvements in Stilts, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to games and toys and more particularly to toysand has for an object to provide a pair of stilts for Walk- Flheinvention comprehends among other features, stilts in which the footpieces can be adjusted to any desired height, the base of each stiltbeing preferably formed in a novel manner to provide a firm grip whenthe stilts are in use, the stilts however being of a simple constructionso that they can be cheaply manufactured.

Still further the invention comprehends a novel form of foot piece whichcan be readily clamped at any desired height upon a stilt and which willnot readily slip.

In the further disclosure of the invention, reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specification inwhich similar char-- acters of reference denote corresponding parts inall the views, and in which,-

Figure 1 is a front elevation of one of a pair of stilts. I

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken through thestilt.

Fig. 3- is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 1,and

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 4:4 in Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the views each stilt consists of a stickor prop 10 upon a face 11 of which is provided a suitable graduatedscale 12. A foot piece 13 is provided and consists substantially of asquare collar 14 fitting loosely about the stick 10 which is preferablysquared in cross section so that the collar can be slid up and down uponthe stick, said collar furthermore having an extension 15 projectingfrom one face thereof, which forms the foot rest. On the inner face ofthe side of the collar having the extension 15 thereon, a plurality ofvertical ribs 16 are provided and mounted to slide within the collar isa clamping piece 17 and held in position by upper and lower projectinglugs 18 which ride upon Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J ly27, 1920. Application filed August 25, 1919. Serial No. 319,541. I

the upper and lower edges 19 of the collar, said clamping piece 17having a longitudinally disposed rib 20 formed thereon with a suitablescrew 21 threaded through the collar from the back thereof to engage theclamping piece 17.

Now when the foot piece is arranged upon the stick, it will be seen thatthe same can be readily adjusted to the desired height by means of thescale and then when the screw 21 is screwed up, the piece 17 will beforced against a face of the stick, causing the central rib 20 and upperand lower ribs 22, which in fact are continuations of the lugs 18, togrip into the stick and clamp the foot piece in place, the ribs 16 bythe action of the screw and clamping piece, being also adapted to gripinto the opposite face of the stick so as to rigidly secure the footpiece in position. i

The lower end of the stick 10 terminates in a base 23 which consists ofa cylindrical housing 24 through which the stick extends and which isopen at the bottom and filled with concrete as at 25, thus forming aneffective means for gripping the ground and preventing slipping of thelower part of the stick during the walking operation while at the sametime the base can be made of just sufficient weight to affordconvenience in swinging the stick to accomplish the walking operationand by having thellower end of the stick embedded in the concrete thewooden part of the stick will be well protected from wear while theparticular construction and formation of the base provides a sufficientarea of contact with the ground to prevent the stilts from sinking intothe ground especially in soft places.

In order to prevent any slipping or sliding of the base 23 when the samecomes in contact with the ground or surface, particularly in instanceswhere the device when brought into contact with the ground, does notstrike the same from a vertical direction or at an angle, I preferablyextend the lower end of the housing 24 beyond the face of the concreteto form an annular gripping edge26 which may be serrated or formed inany convenient manner to positively prevent the face from sliding-outbeneath the stilt in instances such as mentioned.

IVhile I have shown a particular form of stilt it will be understoodthat various slight changes-02111. be made without departing Havingdescribed my invention, I claim;

An adjustable foot rest for a stilt comprising a collar mounted to slideon the stilt, a foot piece extending from the collar, a clamping memberdisposed between one side of thecollar and the adjacentside of thestilt; spaced .yer t ically disposed ribs formed on the opposed side ofthe collar to ing member to engage the adjacent face of the stilt aboveand below the terminals of the vertical ribs a screw on the collar and'adapted to engage the clamping member for moving the latter intoengagement with the 'face of the stilt, and simultaneously adjustingrthecollar to hold the latter in fixed 'relation'upon the stilt.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

' WILLIAM s. missKARL,

